"And I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them and be their shepherd. And I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them; I, the Lord, have spoken."

"And he made us kings and priests unto God and his Father." (Revelation 1:6a [KJV])

A four-year-old boy was about to have a birthday. His mother told him he could have any kind of party he wanted. He asked for a party where everyone would be a king or queen. In preparation for his big day, his mother got busy making crowns and robes out of crepe paper and scepters out of cardboard. As each child came to the party, each was given a royal crown, robe, and scepter. The kings and queens had a procession from one end of the block to the other. They enjoyed ice cream and cake. They …